DepartmentLatin America
Figure, woman with raised arms
NameFigure
Maker
Herón Martínez Mendoza
(Mexican, 1918 - 1990)
Datec. 1958
Place madeAcatlán de Osorio, Puebla, Mexico, North America
MediumCeramic, paint
Dimensions4 5/16 × 2 3/8 × 1 3/8 in. (11 × 6 × 3.5 cm)
Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, gift of the Girard Foundation Collection, A.1981.38.790
Object numberA.1981.38.790
DescriptionMold made face, hand-built body, painted. Standing with arms raised and carrying gourd on back. Green blouse with black trim. Tan skirt with blue, red and green wavy vertical lines.